The majority of those whose names appear in the documents are not accused of wrongdoing and have been mentioned previously

The majority of those whose names appear in the documents are not accused of wrongdoing and have been mentioned previously

When legal documents related to the case of convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Wednesday night, it caused an online frenzy that crashed the court website hosting the files in minutes.

More than 900 pages of papers were unsealed late in the day, identifying numerous Epstein associates and public figures as mentioned in proceedings of the case Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre filed against Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015.

Maxwell, the US-based British socialite and media heir, was convicted in New York in December 2021 of sex trafficking and similar charges for procuring teen girls for Epstein. In December 2023, a judge announced the documents would be unsealed in January 2024, sparking intrigue for followers of the case – many of whom expected the release would include a list of Epstein’s clients and co-conspirators.

However, the truth is less scandalous, as the majority of those whose names appear in the documents released on Wednesday are not accused of wrongdoing and have been mentioned previously in legal proceedings or news accounts.

  • Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world
    29·
    8 months ago

    No, Trump definitely is not innocent. Don’t forgot he settled out of court with a Joan Doe who detailed that him and Epstein raped her and abused her when she was 13 at an apartment in New York. There are court documents detailing the whole thing.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      231·
      8 months ago

      It’s fucking clear Mar-a-lago was one of Epsteins haunts where he would pick up women.

      Trump literally owned teen fashion pageants, and he would regularly stroll in while young women were undressing and dressing. He used to brag about how he could get away with it.

      Yeah you don’t literally own a creepy teen fashion pageant, spend time making sure people know you’ve seen underage women naked without their consent, and have Epstein coming down to Mar-a-lago to meet women constantly if you’re not part of the fucking deal.